Cheap Things To Do in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

Inscription. Side A: On April 1, 1818, six families from the Cilcennin area of Mid-Wales sailed from Aberaeron, Wales to Baltimore. The group of 36 people was led by John Jones Tirbach. From Baltimore they traveled to Pittsburgh and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A: Dr. Charles Elmer Holzer came to Gallipolis in 1909, as a resident surgeon at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Recognizing the need for a community hospital, he returned in May 1910, after completing his training. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. "Morning Dawn" was the first lodge to be chartered, on January 5, 1810, by the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Andrew Lewis was the first Worshipful Master. Meetings were originally held in J. B. Ferrard's house on the north corner ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front Side], The Shawnee and Delaware Indians grew restless as numbers of Virginians encroached on their lands by settling along the Ohio River. On October 10, 1774, Lord Dunmore, of the Virginia Colony, ordered Colonel ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here sleep many of the French Five Hundred, who founded Gallipolis in 1790 and hundreds, of their descendants and others who won, honors in the service of their city and, country. Their names are recorded in stone, and ... More on HMDB

April 1862: Construction started for the U.S.General Hospital in Gallipolis for treatment of soldiers from both sides who were wounded in the war. November 9, 1862: Trumbull Guards organized in Gal... More on Galliagenealogy.org

Inscription. Mrs. Margaret Beard Eliza Beck and Infant, Mrs. Joseph J. Blazer Richard Blazer, Wellington Blazer Claudius J. Brothers, Mrs. Claudius J. Brothers Mrs. Elizabeth Brothers, James Brown ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, he came to Gallipolis ca. 1818. An eminent lawyer and member of U. S. Congress 22 years, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the Mexican War, founding ... More on HMDB

In 1982 Henny Evans noticed a real interest in genealogy in Gallia County and suggested that a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society might be a good idea. She contacted the state level and deter... More on Galliagenealogy.org

Inscription. This tablet is dedicated, to commemorate the spirit of, Marquis de Lafayette: and the French people who assisted the, colonists in establishing American, independence and to perpetuate... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Ohio River, the southeast border of Gallia County, played a significant role in the development of Gallipolis and Gallia County. One of the state's first thoroughfares, this waterway enabled pioneers to settle in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A: This 4-acre plot, established ca. 1860 by John Gee, is a burial ground for local colored citizens. John Gee was a religious leader as well as a skilled carpenter who built houses in early Gallipolis. Some Gallipolis ... More on HMDB